Pitoon
Masterpiece
Lol, you noticed that. Every piece is marked to show the best side of grain.
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19Mateo83
Masterpiece
You could try in the mud.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Trident and snake bark maples. Have two cuttings that took in the back left of the clump so it will eventually be a 7 trunk clump.
Housguy
Chumono
I lucked out, hopefully with these junipers that were ripped out of a parking lot for disposal. I managed to find six of them with roots, fingers crossed. The following three were the biggest and coolest of the bunch.
Maiden69
Omono
yeah... I usually X the back side. Only mark the faces when doing bookmatch tops to make sure I glue them on the best alignment possible.
Pitoon
Masterpiece
I mark the front sides and use the graphite/ink as a guide when it's time to sand. When I glue up bookmatch, I mark both pieces with a huge "V", then there's no chance of misaligning the two pieces when it's time to glue up.
Baku1875
Shohin
Up potted this chunky, and back into the greenhouse for recovery
Barbados cherry airlayer rooted, chopped off the mama tree, and placed into training pot
Been cutting back overly vigorous extension growth from top of bucida speeeenoza
Got the backbudding I was looking for though, so I'll be chopping lower in the future. I think i need a branch cutter, concave cutter, and some legit clay style cutpaste tho, I botched the top and front branch cuts a bit....used a long lopper and the toothpaste-tube wet cutpaste type and hasn't been healing properly by the looks of it.
Barbados cherry airlayer rooted, chopped off the mama tree, and placed into training pot
Been cutting back overly vigorous extension growth from top of bucida speeeenoza
Got the backbudding I was looking for though, so I'll be chopping lower in the future. I think i need a branch cutter, concave cutter, and some legit clay style cutpaste tho, I botched the top and front branch cuts a bit....used a long lopper and the toothpaste-tube wet cutpaste type and hasn't been healing properly by the looks of it.
Clicio
Masterpiece
I have wired the little bulb inside the stone lantern in the garden.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Potted a good size hawthorn.
Japonicus
Masterpiece
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I started the steps of wiring the branches and carving but then stopped. To fit the huge base into this 15" x 11" pot, I had to trim off quite a bit of roots. I will baby the tree a little bit and let it recover before wiring and carving.
Baku1875
Shohin
do you have a thread for this guy? very interesting upright+semicascade approach
Japonicus
Masterpiece
I don’t think so, but probably pictured in one of my juniper threads.
I have several that follow this pattern. I’m not convinced the cascade is thickening the trunk
much faster than had it not been left on, but time flies and frog in the fryin pan kicks in.
Cascade/Wooden grow pot for training
Hey Bonsai Nuts. This cascade forum doesn't seem to get as much traffic as others. With the help of several, I'm learning how to make my own bonsai soil and a cedar grow pot. I could buy the cedar box on Amazon for more money, but I have a bit of fun selecting the planks and making my own grow...
Clicio
Masterpiece
Broke my leg walking in the garden.
Japonicus
Masterpiece
Oh NO! Sorry Clicio. I’m just healing up from a foot fracture. Told my podiatrist
I refused to wear a hard cast or I’d be hitting the anxiety meds.
Thats tough man breaking your leg. How long in the cast?
Clicio
Masterpiece
At least 20 days.
I was strolling down into the orchard, wearing sneakers, and the grass was wet - slippery. My left foot slipped and I fell down on my right leg.
It hurts.
Clicio
Masterpiece
Ah, how is your foot doing, is it already 100% good?
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I am sorry my man.
SO sorry to hear this. I hope you have someone to help you while you heal. A few years ago, I let our dog out when I got home from work. Not paying attention I tripped and broke 3 ribs, gardens and lawns are dangerous, lol. Hoping for a speedy recovery!
